Structure 31520-00129 · Saginaw County, MI

Houlihan Road over Birch Run Drain

Carries Houlihan Road over Birch Run Drain, Sec 15 T11n R4e.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT112 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

112 ft end to end, longest span 45 ft. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a slab bridge.

Built199927 years old
Length111.9 ft34.1 m
Daily traffic10counted 2021
Last inspectedJuly 2021every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountySaginaw
LocationSec 15 T11n R4e
CarriesHoulihan Road
CrossesBirch Run Drain
Coordinates43.35067, -83.98917

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignSlab
Total Length111.9 ft (34.1 m)
Max Span44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Width26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Area272.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1999

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCode 63
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000031520-00129

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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